KniFAQ: Q&A and Frequently Asked Questions

The lockback is arguably the oldest of the modern locking mechanisms, so does it still have a place in knives today? Plus, why all folders have holes in them, a glance our favorite $300 folders, and a double dose of Ek Knives. Featured Knives Spyderco Native 5: https://kcoti.com/42cYUHG Buck 112 Ranger Sport: https://kcoti.com/3Ea0rFg Moki Kronos: https://kcoti.com/4cy96hs Bestech Tonic: https://kcoti.com/4lwAqkc Ek Commando Presentation: https://kcoti.com/4ihh9R4 Tactile Knife Rockwall: https://kcoti.com/42KQ5VC Benchmade Freek: https://kcoti.com/4cAoWIn Les George/Allen Elishewitz Ek Integral: https://kcoti.com/3EnaSVQ Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:55 Lock Backs Aren’t Going Anywhere 09:13 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: John Ek Presentation 11:10 Hole-y Blades 11:58 DCA’s Favorite $300 Folding Knives 14:27 Ungentlemanly Knives Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

For those new to the hobby, can you get away with three knives for everything? Plus, we’ll cover how to remove blade coatings, a legendary fixed blade, and just what knife will keep you alive when faced with canibals. Featured Knives Morakniv Kansbol: https://kcoti.com/3Rf5neP Ontario RAT Model 1: https://kcoti.com/3Yr32kQ CJRB Pyrite-Light: https://kcoti.com/3RIRzt4 RoseCraft Clinch River: https://kcoti.com/4lskSOg Dexter-Russel Green River: https://kcoti.com/44kRKSY ESEE-5: https://kcoti.com/3XVqPt6 LionSteel T5 Solid: https://kcoti.com/4ctJjGX Morakniv Companion Spark: https://kcoti.com/42GeuLV Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:49 Three Most-Essential Knives 07:33 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Dexter 09:47 Stripping Blade Coatings 11:54 Inter-tribal Trade Agreements with Canibals Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

Just because your knife is lengthy doesn’t mean it has to be a sharpened prybar. Let’s look at some sizeable EDCs that boast tough steel and thin blades for peak slicing performance, then we’ll have a look at a Cold Steel Mace just for grins. Featured Knives CJRB Large Pyrite-Light: https://kcoti.com/4iZb8tp CJRB Pyrite: https://kcoti.com/3XKE0wQ Benchmade Taggedout: https://kcoti.com/43HsiHe Spyderco Stretch 2 XL: https://kcoti.com/4iVkHcz Opinel N013: https://kcoti.com/3RoELIx Spyderco Stok: https://kcoti.com/4hX867v Cold Steel Six Flange Mace: https://kcoti.com/4hX8pPH MKM Pocket Tango: https://kcoti.com/4j2n9hM Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:45 Big Knives CAN Slice! 08:58 Measured Once, Cut Twice: Artist Knives 10:53 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Cold Steel Mace 12:19 Get a Stupid Answer 12:34 17 Degree Edge for Super Steel 13:51 Fog Knife Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

It’s the most ambitious knife channel crossover in at least a couple of weeks! We’re looking at the most in-offensive, non-aggressive, and anti-controversial knives on the market today, and they happen to have cats on them. DCA on Knafs @ Night: https://youtu.be/FIJAlycA8xI Featured Knives Knafs Co. Lander, Fastswap Scales, Tools and more: https://kcoti.com/4250nhQ More knives by Ben Petersen: https://kcoti.com/43pVJ0d Benchmade Adamas: https://kcoti.com/422RtRT Cold Steel AD-15: https://kcoti.com/4c6WXzD Victorinox Swiss Army Classic SD: https://kcoti.com/43s1ydD MKM Pocket Tango: https://kcoti.com/4i2vyk0 CJRB Maximal: https://kcoti.com/43wwTf9 Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:46 Regular Knives for Regular Folk 05:12 Space Kitty Genesis 07:11 Friendly Knives for Newbies 09:05 Bring New People Into the Hobby 10:11 Wholesome Knives of the People 13:53 New Knafs Coming Soon! 17:55 Measured Once, Cut Twice: Adamas vs AD-15 Lite 23:27 Ranking AUS-10 Steel 25:17 It’s Hard to Name a Knife 34:39 What Haunts Our Dreams 36:14 PantsCenter Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

If you care about knives, you’ll share them with those around you. Spouses, friends, painters… they all need knives, don’t they? As far as squirrels… there’s probably a knife for them, too! Featured Knives Gerber Prybrid X: https://kcoti.com/41Mlw0g The James Brand Palmer: https://kcoti.com/4hxXEDt CJRB Breeze: https://kcoti.com/4c68Kyt QSP Penguin Button Lock: https://kcoti.com/4hvhD5G CIVIVI Elementum II: https://kcoti.com/4iPHjen Boker Kaizen: https://kcoti.com/4hugZVV CJRB Pyrite: https://kcoti.com/4iPHvKD CJRB Ekko: https://kcoti.com/4bTcd3g CJRB Maximal: https://kcoti.com/4hxY1On Baryonyx Knife Company: https://kcoti.com/4iMcI1g CJRB Hectare: https://kcoti.com/4iHmn9P SOG Aegis AT: https://kcoti.com/4ij4PQZ Schrade Slingshot: https://kcoti.com/4kPaFva TOPS Slingshot: https://kcoti.com/4hyNTF0 Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:49 A Knife for Fine Art 05:22 Fingernail-Friendly Folders 08:05 More Knives for Groomsmen 11:37 The Wife’s Knife 13:38 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Baryonyx Machete and Humboldt: 15:46 What Made David a “Knife Guy?” 16:55 Crossbar Locks that Stay Closed 19:46 The Angry Squirrel Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

As the days take a turn to the vernal, the yardwork beckons. So what tools do we look for when the hedge needs trimming? Plus, we’ll cover how best to bring those abused edges back, as well as a look at why classic folding knives might have more than one blade. Odin will be pleased, I think. Featured Knives Tramontina Bolo Machete: https://kcoti.com/4hv45a5 Cold Steel Garden and Camp Machete: https://kcoti.com/3XQvuME Silky Saws: https://kcoti.com/3FJxIqU Barebones Hori Hori: https://kcoti.com/3XRiYwu Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel: https://kcoti.com/4bxlde6 Victorinox Swiss Army Pruning Knife: https://kcoti.com/4hCaSyK Opinel Garden Trio: https://kcoti.com/43JWUrl Clauss Lopping Shear: https://kcoti.com/41sVPBB Morakniv 510: https://kcoti.com/4iSphYI Kikuichi Koryu Flower Arranging Shears: https://kcoti.com/4iMXbhy Work Sharp Ken Onion Elite Knife & Tool Sharpener Mk.2: https://kcoti.com/4kPyi6C Alliance Designs Conquest: https://kcoti.com/3FxFTXo Victorinox Swiss Army Signature: https://kcoti.com/3FGDZni Case Stockman: https://kcoti.com/4irmK7K CAS Hanwei Trondheim: https://kcoti.com/4iwdeAB More Viking Swords: https://kcoti.com/4kSbD9L Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:58 Yardwork Knives and Tools 12:43 Sharpening Yard Tools 15:47 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Alliance Designs Conquest 18:04 Put a Pen and Scissors on Your Keychain 19:28 Why Two Blades on Some Knives? 21:16 Knife Worthy of Valhalla Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

Have knives gotten too big or too small? We’ll also look back at the most influential knives from the early days of this channel, a walking stick that shoots arrows, and a crowned spine on a budget. And what’s the right EDC for adventures in time and space? Featured Knives Spyderco Manix 2 XL: https://kcoti.com/3Fcg1Ak Case Yellow Bone: https://kcoti.com/4kygP2s Kizer Drop Bear: https://kcoti.com/41KVsDE CJRB Ria: https://kcoti.com/3QNBSAu Kershaw Natrix: https://kcoti.com/3FaoALY CIVIVI Elementum: https://kcoti.com/3QQSvey Yshoot Sport ARC Pygmy Bow: https://kcoti.com/3FaoSCy CRKT Padawan: https://kcoti.com/3QNTRGS Benchmade Griptilian: https://kcoti.com/41LV9bK Hogue Deka: https://kcoti.com/4kyhctS Bestech Tardis: https://kcoti.com/3QNTVGC Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:36 Making the Case for Big or Small Knives 05:56 Influential Knives from 2018 10:40 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Yshoot Sport 12:55 Crowned Spine on a Budget? 14:12 Crossbar Locks for Dusty Environments 15:36 Time and Relative Knife in Space: Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

As we add items to our EDC retinue, how do we carry them all? Plus, three brands never before seen on this channel, the right knife for arthritis, and a bit of insight into how David designed the new Maximal. Featured Knives CJRB Maximal: https://kcoti.com/4knORGz WE Pens: https://kcoti.com/3EXYGLg BIGiDESIGN TPT Slide: https://kcoti.com/3QCB2GG Spyderco Paramilitary 2: https://kcoti.com/3Xm6Xz5 Benchmade Bugout: https://kcoti.com/3XpSwd5 Tactile Turn Pens: https://kcoti.com/4hPRsaJ Olight Baton 3: https://kcoti.com/41Aqiin Leatherman FREE: https://kcoti.com/4hZZBtb Walther MPK: https://kcoti.com/3QFA9NF Wildsteer WX00: https://kcoti.com/43AF9Ll Woodman’s Pal: https://kcoti.com/43bERKy Sencut Sachse: https://kcoti.com/41z8kNk Cold Steel Mini Recon 1: https://kcoti.com/3Dg6wPP TOPS Grim Ripper: https://kcoti.com/41CE8B1 Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:39 Carrying All That EDC 03:34 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Walther, Wildsteer and Woodman’s Pal: 11:24 Designing the CJRB Maximal 13:24 Best Knife for Arthritic Hands 15:07 Scraping Stickers 16:36 A Grim Ripper Indeed Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

If there’s one thing about modern knives we’d erase from the market, what would it be? Plus, titanium camp tools, Scandi grinds on Nessmuks, yet more about finger choils, and the brightest flashlight we’ve ever seen. Featured Knives Spyderco Manix 2: https://kcoti.com/4hPIf20 CJRB Ekko: https://kcoti.com/3CQm90n Boker Urban Barlow: https://kcoti.com/4i0vTEg Fenix LR60R: https://kcoti.com/4kcWxeH Fenix Flashlights: https://kcoti.com/4k36lrP Vargo Titanium Camp Tools: https://kcoti.com/3EPBVsZ L.T. Wright Camp Muk: https://kcoti.com/4176Rw5 Brisa Nessmuk 125: https://kcoti.com/4baegPU CIVIVI Vision FG: https://kcoti.com/41cDM2k WE Vision R: https://kcoti.com/419ZGTV Kershaw Livewire: https://kcoti.com/4ibpMwT Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:44 What We Hate About Knives 03:32 You Call That A Flashlight? 06:56 Measured Once, Cut Twice - Finger Choils Again 08:58 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Vargo 10:59 Scandi Nessmuks 12:33 Taking Care of Damascus 13:48 Definitely Answer This Question Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter

Has modern super steel completely displaced the layered steel technique of blade making? Plus, we’ll revisit finger choils, the merits of bearings vs washers, and what to do when your knife collection intrudes on your sleep. Featured Knives Cold Steel Master Tanto: https://kcoti.com/3EESnvW Fallkniven F1: https://kcoti.com/4b7U6Gf Spyderco Ladybug HAP40 Exclusive: https://kcoti.com/3EBw5eJ Mcusta MC-18D Classic Wave: https://kcoti.com/4aYd6a0 CIVIVI Yonder: https://kcoti.com/4k1XmXF Spyderco Military 2: https://kcoti.com/4bhDdJv Spyderco Lil Native: https://kcoti.com/4hzkDyP Utica Electrician’s Knife and MiniMaster: https://kcoti.com/4hYvoKQ Bestech Tardis: https://kcoti.com/4hHGQLa Prometheus Design Werx Solo Pack Hammock: https://kcoti.com/412yEh8 Every Brand at KnifeCenter: https://kcoti.com/4ecbjiq 00:00 Intro 00:50 Laminated Steel Blades Explained 07:58 Measured Once, Cut Twice: Finger Choils 15:45 Damyr’s Buried Treasure: Utica Knives 18:47 Edge Retention vs Ease of Sharpening 19:19 Bearing vs Washers 21:30 Make Room for More Knives Slightly Larger that Average Patches: https://kcoti.com/3IXcovQ Need a Tek-Lok? Get them here: https://kcoti.com/3Umpl9i #KniFAQ #KnifeCenter Social Links: https://www.instagram.com/knifecenter/ https://www.facebook.com/knifecenter/ https://twitter.com/KnifeCenter/ https://rumble.com/c/KnifeCenter Sign up for our newsletter: https://kcoti.com/2LkuXg7 Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: https://kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS Browse our full catalog: https://kcoti.com/KnifeCenter